Overview

OS/400 V5R2 features many enterprise-class data-center management
capabilities and makes managing IT environments simple, whether you run a
Model 890 or a Model 270.

Your benefits include the flexibility to use powerful functions such as
dynamic logical partitioning, iSeries Navigator with extensive graphical
systems management tools, integrated DB2 Universal Database® (UDB) for
iSeries database, and the ability to manage and allocate resources to a
variety of workloads based on business priorities.

High Availability

V5R2 extends many of the virtualization technologies available on the
iSeries to further assist clustering and business continuity solutions,
including the ability to extend switched disk cluster services to support
database objects.

In addition to advancing our storage management and availability
solutions, DB2® UDB for iSeries now has greatly enhanced support for
open standards with much greater compatibility between DB2 UDB for
iSeries on OS/400 and our other DB2 UDB platforms.

Description

Innovative IBM Technology for the Enterprise

Independent Databases:
Support for independent DB2 UDB for IBM iSeries
databases via Independent Auxiliary Storage Pools (IASPs) gives you
additional availability and server consolidation options. Multiple DB2
UDB for iSeries databases within a single instance of the operating
system allows for application flexibility and server consolidation by
providing separate named database spaces. For instance, a company could
have each of its regions share the same applications on a single instance
of OS/400, each with their own copy of the DB2 UDB for iSeries schemas
(libraries). Each region sees only the database objects for that region.
Different users on the same system can connect to the appropriate
database for their region. Independent switchable databases enable
access to your data during scheduled and unscheduled downtime without
requiring redundant data collection.

Continuous Availability:
V5R2 delivers on the promise and potential of switched disk
clustering and IASP technology introduced in V5R1. V5R2 extends the IASP
support to applications that use the traditional library-based file
system and database files.

IASPs enable the segmentation of physical and logical storage into
isolated and independent subsets within OS/400 single-level storage.
IASPs can be brought online and offline independently on a single system
and switched between multiple systems in an iSeries cluster.

The iSeries clustering and IASP capabilities are similar to the
High-Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP) functions on the IBM
pSeries.

IASPs provide a data center solution for switching storage that can
reduce downtime for operating system and hardware maintenance and
unplanned outages, and can also be used for database segmentation and
workload switching.

Enhancements to Cluster Resource Services and APIs help expand the number
of ClusterProven applications, particularly Web serving and
legacy/batch applications, and make clustering easier.

Disk Migrate While Active with OS/400 V5R2 further enhances availability
by supporting concurrent migration of most of the disk subsystem data
during normal operations. This capability is available through the Start
ASP Balancing (STRASPBAL) command with options to mark and move data off
disk subsystems.

Journal performance can be substantially improved in some environments by
installing and enabling the new HA Journal Performance (OS/400 option 42)
feature. Two options enhance journal performance:

Journal Caching can help to substantially reduce the number of
synchronous disk write operations performed in batch applications and
reduces overall elapsed batch execution time.

Journal Standby allows you to achieve fast failover in a
high-availability environment and enable journal support on your target
iSeries machine well in advance of the failover event without incurring
the normal performance impact associated with journaling. This should be
especially attractive in shops that need 24 x 7 operation, have
lots of journaled tables, and need more rapid failover/role-swap times.

For V5R2, many additional functions improve the usability, manageability,
and efficiency in this consolidated environment.

Linux:
One of the most important developments in business computing in
recent years is the arrival of Linux. iSeries V5R2 enhances Linux
support with:

Dynamic allocation of virtual processor units

Shared read-only virtual disk

Linux library support for 64-bit Linux applications

iSeries Navigator enhancements for Linux

ODBC connectivity to DB2 UDB for iSeries

iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (iSeries NetServer) to
allow Linux Samba to access the Integrated File System

Output queues on the iSeries

In addition, Linux distributions for iSeries include native I/O support
for fibre channel and multiport serial device drivers.

iSeries Linux now supports IBM Java 1.3.1.

OS/400 PASE:
OS/400 PASE supports the AIX® 5L 5.1 application environment,
which includes support for 32- and 64-bit applications. Additionally,
OS/400 PASE (OS/400 option 33) is now packaged as a no-charge feature of
OS/400, enabling use of OS/400 PASE by operating system functions or
other IBM software such as Tivoli® Storage Manager.

The iSeries Virtual Ethernet LAN introduced in V5R1 to enable high-speed
communications between OS/400 and Linux partitions within the iSeries
server is extended to support Integrated xSeries servers and xSeries
servers attached with Integrated xSeries Adapters. With this support,
Windows servers can communicate with each other and with OS/400 and Linux
partitions over the fast, more secure, and reliable Virtual Ethernet
LANs.

iSeries Windows integration supports the Microsoft Cluster Services.
With the clustering support provided in Windows 2000 Advanced Server, two
Integrated xSeries servers or two xSeries servers attached with
Integrated xSeries Adapters can form a cluster and utilize the sixteen
new shared storage spaces available with V5R2. In the cluster
environment, if there is an outage on one of the Windows servers, the
storage spaces can be switched to the second Windows server and the
applications can be automatically restarted to reduce the length of the
system outage.

Customers who have systems with large amounts of data often have Auto
Cartridge Loader (ACL) tape devices (3570, 3580, and 3590) with the
ability to automatically load another tape cartridge. Support is now
added in the Windows integration support to handle commands for ACLs.
Multiple tape cartridges can be accessed during backup/restore operations
initiated from the Windows server.

e-business Infrastructure

iSeries can provide a complete and integrated e-business or e-commerce
solution. V5R2 delivers seamless heterogeneous transaction processing,
accelerated speed that Web pages are delivered to users with the latest
level of TCP/IP and new methods to help enhance data privacy and to
manage a system more securely using wireless technology.

High Availability

Adaptive e-transaction Services:
With V5R2, we are specifically optimizing the operating system to
adapt seamlessly to and process different transaction types, both
traditional and e-business  simple, predictable transactions or
multidimensional transactions that spawn multiple tasks.

This self-optimizing capability of OS/400 to manage transactions of all
types gives you potential performance gains for your Web serving or
day-to-day business applications. Furthermore, the iSeries is optimized
for highly scalable WebSphere and Java transaction performance with no
programming changes required.

Web Availability/Scalability:
IBM HTTP Server for iSeries includes a generally available version
of Apache Software Foundation's Apache Web Server V2, released
April 5, 2002.

In addition to industry currency, the following product enhancements are
added:

Highly Available HTTP Server (powered by Apache) takes advantage of
iSeries Clustering technology and makes it possible to build a highly
available Web site, improving the availability of business-critical Web
applications built with Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs.

Improved navigation, usability, and accessibility enhancements for the
administration GUI.

Security Enhancements:
For V5R2, many security enhancements are implemented. These
include the following, and are discussed in more detail in the
Security Enhancements
section:

Enhancements to iSeries Kerberos support

Enhancements for Digital Signatures

Implementation of new Java Security standards

Firewall-friendly Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Enhancements for Cryptographic Accelerators

Support for New Hardware Cryptographic Accelerators

Encryption is a key e-business security mechanism. The Cryptographic
Accelerator is targeted to high transaction rate, secure Web applications
using SSL, or Transport Layer Security (TLS). When installed, it is
automatically used by the system to off-load compute-intensive public-key
processing to improve cryptographic performance for transactions using
SSL/TLS.

Networking Enhancements:
For V5R2, networking enhancements include:

Support for IPv6, the next generation (version) of TCP/IP, via the IPv6
Application Developer's Platform

iSeries Access for Wireless:
Increase your business productivity without spending more time in
the office or at the desk. Wireless access to administration functions
and business solutions can help. This product supports administration of
OS/400 and application development for intended wireless devices such as
personal digital assistants (PDA) and Internet-enabled phones. New,
consistent branding and consolidation of development tools exist for
creating wireless solutions.

iSeries Access for Wireless includes:

An OS/400 administrator interface, previously called Management
Central-Pervasive, is enhanced and consolidated as part of iSeries
Navigator.

The IBM Toolbox for Java 2 Micro Edition is used by developers to rapidly
develop Java applications to access iSeries data and resources. This
micro edition extends its capabilities to wireless devices. It also
includes the Java Database Connection (JDBC) driver to access DB2 UDB for
iSeries.

Through simplified yet highly secure access to information and function,
iSeries Access for Wireless provides what you need to make your workforce
truly mobile.

eLiza/System Management/Client Enhancements

Further Management Flexibility:
Project eLiza is an IBM initiative to help companies deal
effectively with increased complexity. It's a blueprint for
self-managing systems, aimed at creating an intelligent IT infrastructure
that responds to unexpected capacity demands or system failures. This
allows you to react faster to changing circumstances, realize cost
efficiencies, and focus on your business needs.

Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM):
For V5R2, self-management capability is enhanced with EIM. EIM
gives you and your business partners a technology that maps a user
identity on one system to the user's identity on another system. The
operating system and applications can equate jsmith on iSeries to
janesmith on IBM zSeries.

Identity mapping information is available to customers and ISVs through
APIs available on all IBM platforms.

Agent Building and Learning Environment (ABLE):
iSeries also exploits an intelligent agent technology from IBM
Research called ABLE. The ABLE technology enables additional automation
and self-management to be built up over future releases.

Database support such as Database Navigator and SQL Visual Explain is
improved by using a new technology for better map layout and control,
multiple databases on a system by using independent disk pools, and
database transaction support to view DB transaction for a job, see a job
associated with a transaction, and lock holders for an object and the
transactions using the lock space

In addition, system administrators can export and save partition
configuration data to simplify the management and reconfiguration of
partitioned servers

iSeries Navigator V5R2 contains new self-optimizing index advisors within
Visual Explain, which provide advice on creating indexes and collection
statistics for a given SQL query called Automatic Index Advisor

Grid Computing:
Grid is the next stage in Internet evolution  the ability, using
a set of open standards and protocols, to gain access to applications and
data, processing power, storage capacity, and a vast array of other
computing resources over the Internet. Just as the user looks at the
Internet and sees content via the World Wide Web, the user looking at a
grid sees essentially one, large virtual computer.

Grid computing continues to evolve. It shows the potential of running
commercial applications across the virtual organizations. The iSeries is
poised to take advantage of grid computing as business applications are
made available. Research and development to exploit grid computing has
already started in the development laboratory, as demonstrated by the
recent successful connection of iSeries to the IBM BlueGrid using the
Globus Toolkit through OS/400 PASE and iSeries PowerPC® Linux.

Simplification/Serviceability:
Simplification attempts to make the user's experience with the
iSeries as easy and rewarding as possible. In V5R2, simplification
continues to be the focus as function is enhanced and extended for the
iSeries Navigator. iSeries Navigator is the strategic user interface for
iSeries servers.

The software installation process is enhanced by a Virtual Media Install
from DASD, allowing users to upgrade software without handling physical
media.

The service enhancements in V5R2 are in two major areas:

PTF group support allows a group of PTFs to be managed as a single
entity. This helps reduce complexity when dealing with PTFs.

Enhanced security audit records to include the IP address of the client
that caused the security audit to be generated

Enhancements to the job trace facility (STRTRC) to filter the information
traced and to be selective about what components are traced

Improved error messages for errors detected by TCP/IP

e-Care:
VPN support is enhanced with protocol support for User Datagram
Protocol (UDP) Encapsulation that provides a simpler way to create VPNs
when using firewalls. This opens up easier high-speed connectivity
opportunities for customers connecting into IBM for reporting problems,
downloading PTFs, and sending inventory. Also, support for remote
support center connectivity is enhanced by allowing high-speed, secure
connectivity through customer-initiated VPN connections.

Technical Support Advantage Enhancements for iSeries

Enhanced configuration tools and technologies

Software keys management tool

LPAR Validation Tool

Workload Estimator

Find and Compare Tool (FACT)

Online Disk Arms Calculator

Enhanced healing tools and technologies

Enhanced software knowledge base for support

Streamlined fix downloads help you download larger fix sizes over the Web

Enhanced protecting tools and technologies
 Through direct assistance in problem determination using a VPN

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Innovative IBM Technology for the Enterprise

DB2 Universal Database® (UDB) for eServer iSeries Standards Support:
V5R2 furthers DB2® UDB for iSeries' position in support of many
industry standards and DB2 UDB for iSeries family compatibility.

Benefits include:

More application and tool availability

Easier application or database portability

Improved interconnectivity to many different platforms/databases

Better use of available skills in the workforce

In addition to the traditional database interface and language support,
DB2 UDB for iSeries provides a robust SQL-based database required by
today's Enterprise Application Systems while leveraging the strengths of
the iSeries.

Additional enhancements in V5R2 make it easier for you to transition from
traditional database interfaces to the SQL world. A unique advantage for
iSeries customers is that you can choose from a mixed environment of
traditional and SQL facilities based on requirements, skills, or existing
applications.

Query optimization technology within DB2 UDB for iSeries is improved in
V5R2 to deliver improved performance in certain query/SQL environments.

Industry-Standard and DB2 UDB for iSeries Family SQL Enhancements in V5R2

JDBC 3.0 (JDK 1.4)

The Open Group's Distributed Transaction Processing: The XA
Specification

Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.0.1

ODBC and JDBC drivers for Linux

User-Defined Table functions

Savepoints

Common Catalog Views

UNION in Views

IDENTITY columns and ROWIDs

CREATE TABLE AS (subselect) (support in SQL equivalent to DDS Field
Reference)

SQL Source Code Debugger

Additional SQL Enhancements in conformance with the ISO and ANSI SQL Core
Standard

Integrated File System (IFS):
Enhanced data management and performance for the IFS is rolled out
with a new directory implementation that provides significantly enhanced
directory performance, scalability, robustness, and recoverability.
That, combined with the journaling and improved caching techniques,
provides the system with a faster, safer, more reliable file system.

Note that the IFS directory enhancements are available in V5R1 and will
ship when ready. Watch for APAR II13161 at:

Java/XML Enhancements:
New versions of the core Java runtime environment and WebSphere®
Application Server are now available, as well as Java 2 Enterprise
Edition (J2EE) compliance.

J2EE represents an emerging suite of standard requirements placed on Java
application servers like WebSphere. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
supports the emerging Java Debug, Performance Profiling, and Wire
protocols that enable third-party tools to work with the iSeries JVM,
along with iSeries-specific instrumentation for memory leak detection and
enhanced debug. With this release, the suite of XML enablers can stay in
step with the latest XML standards. The support for XML schemas is a key
XML enabler extensions provided in this release.

JavaMail for iSeries:
In V5R2, the iSeries supports the industry-standard JavaMail program
interface used by applications to access or send e-mail using POP, IMAP,
or SMTP protocols.

IBM Toolbox for Java:
A new version of the IBM Toolbox for Java is available with V5R2.

Enhancements include:

A set of classes for accessing data from a wireless device

An updated JDBC driver that supports JDBC 3.0

The ability to use a Kerberos ticket when authenticating to the server

A system debugger to graphically debug C, C++, Java, and RPG programs on
the iSeries

Globalization:
The primary globalization focus in V5R2 is Unicode enablement.
Unicode is a fundamental internationalization infrastructure for the
programmer that provides multilingual support in a simpler environment
for our globalized marketplace.

Following are Unicode-related enhancements:

Currency upgrade for a standardized set of open source Unicode APIs
(International Components for Unicode or ICU)

Additional IFS Unicode path name and data support as part of the IFS
directory rewrite

Additional OS/400® mapping and conversion support for Unicode

API for Unicode Transformation Formats, UTF-8, UTF 16, and UTF-32

API for Unicode endian conversion

Database Unicode (UTF-8) CLI (Call Level Interface) support

Additionally:

A locale currency upgrade for localization support

Update to allow for changing default language-related settings for NLVs
where a change in euro code pages is required

Workload Consolidation

OS/400 PASE:
V5R2 OS/400 PASE includes Linux library support based on AIX® 5L.
Many Linux-developed applications can be ported to the POWER PC
architecture through a recompile. Most Linux applications that can be
ported to AIX 5L can be easily ported to OS/400 PASE providing a more
integrated and scalable solution.

V5R2 includes support to build OS/400 PASE programs without compiling on
a separate AIX system. OS/400 PASE (OS/400 option 33) now includes a
number of application development utilities such as make, ld (linker),
and as (assembler). Header files for OS/400 PASE C and C++ programs are
now included in System Openness Includes (OS/400 option 13). OS/400
application developers can compile C and C++ applications using compilers
provided separately by IBM. Also, the iSeries System Debugger supports
debugging for OS/400 PASE applications. OS/400 PASE can also run many
open source tools compiled for AIX PowerPC® (including the gcc
compiler).

V5R2 supports OS/400 PASE programs to launch the iSeries integrated JVM,
as well as support for the integrated JVM to run native methods
implemented as procedures in an OS/400 PASE executable. This support
makes it easier to port AIX applications that use a combination of Java
and C/C++ code to OS/400 PASE.

e-business Infrastructure

Security Enhancements

Kerberos

In V5R1, we enabled applications on OS/400 to act as a Kerberos client by
processing a Kerberos ticket granted by a Kerberos server somewhere in
the network. In V5R2, iSeries continues to improve its interoperability
with Kerberos environments. Server applications within OS/400 are
enhanced to allow OS/400 itself to act as a Kerberos client greatly
improving interoperability with Microsoft and other Kerberos-based
authentication systems.

Digital Signatures

Digital signatures on OS/400 objects help enhance the integrity of
software and data. Business Partners, customers, and IBM can sign
information to provide improved integrity in their products. Digital
signatures help to identify data tampering, virus introduction, or any
other modification to an object. The signature also helps to identify
the originator of the data or software. The infrastructure and APIs for
signing some objects, including programs, were provided in V5R1, and
OS/400 itself was signed. In V5R2, in addition to support for command
objects, support was added to allow non-objects to be signed. This
non-object support can be used to write applications that sign items like
digital receipts and B2B transactions.

Java Security

Java Generic Security Services (JGSS) is a Java standard (JSR 000072).
In V5R2, the APIs are added to the iSeries Developer Kit for Java. The
JGSS APIs enable Java applications to access either Java-based or native
OS/400 Kerberos (client) security services. JGSS compliments the
existing OS/400 GSS support by providing support for Java applications.
Integration of JGSS with the existing OS/400 native GSS APIs means better
performance, serviceability, and administration.

Firewall-Friendly VPN

Network Address Translation, or NAT, is a technology used in many
networks and firewalls. Until now, NAT did not allow end-to-end security
using the IPSec protocol. UDP encapsulated IPSec is a new
standards-based protocol that solves this problem. With UDP
encapsulation, end-to-end IPSec security is possible to systems anywhere
in your network further reducing the risk associated with doing business
on the Internet.

IP Networking Security Enhancements

In addition to Firewall-friendly VPN, several other key enhancements
support IP network security. These include:

Configuring IP packet rules can be a very difficult task, requiring
detailed knowledge of how TCP/IP and associated protocols work. In V5R2,
wizards added to the packet filtering support in iSeries Navigator allow
the most common filtering configurations to be easily configured by even
novice-level network administrators.

Configuring the required IP filtering rules in support of VPN is
eliminated in the majority of cases. This includes the "implicit IKE
rules" that allows IKE (UDP 500) traffic without explicitly coding the
required filter rules and no need to explicitly code IPSec policy
filters.

Transport Layer Security (TLS)/Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support for
server authentication is added to the native FTP client allowing secure
sessions with compatible servers (including the native FTP server with
TLS/SSL support added in V5R1). This support allows you to specify
whether FTP session data, including the login ID and password used for
authentication, is encrypted.

Networking Enhancements

IPv6 Application Developer's Platform

IPv6, the next generation (version) of TCP/IP, is an important
re-architectured base infrastructure for the Internet. IPv6 in V5R2
allows a customer to build, test, and debug applications for the next
generation Internet based on IPv6 using ILE and OS/400 PASE programs.
Support includes key Sockets APIs and iSeries Navigator enhancements.
The IPv6 Application Developer's Platform allows application and
middleware providers to be ready for rapidly approaching TCP/IP changes
associated with IPv6.

HTTP Performance

The HTTP data collection category contains HTTP performance data for
Collection Services. The HTTP performance data can then be queried to
analyze HTTP server activity and better understand what types of HTTP
transactions are being processed by the iSeries (for example, static
files, CGI, or Java Servlets). Enhanced Performance Tools for iSeries
generate reports based on the HTTP performance data (transactions
processed by HTTP server jobs).

Network Quality of Service Enhancements:
Several key enhancements round out the Network Quality of Service
(QoS) support first introduced in V5R1. These include:

Configure the network, not the systems in the network. Now iSeries QoS
is directory enabled. This enablement allows policy stored in LDAP to
be shared across many systems in the network. Now rather than simply
configuring a single system in Operations Navigator, the Network QoS
policy can be exported and stored in an LDAP directory.

A new and improved user interface simplifies the system administration
tasks associated with building and deploying Network QoS policies.

Inbound connection controls. Limiting the rate of inbound connections to
a server can be used not only to provide Network QoS, but can also be
used to help prevent denial of service type of network attacks. Denial
of service attacks can be one of the simplest forms of attack, yet some
of the most difficult to prevent.

URL-based policies in support of inbound connection controls. The
administrator can build policies based on URLs rather than IP addresses,
ports, and protocols. This has tremendous advantages in the world of
e-business. For example, the administrator may choose to give priority
to the URL used in support of online B2B commerce transactions.

New, simplified APIs allow applications to leverage the RSVP protocol for
end-to-end Network QoS. Additionally, you can define "No Signaling" QoS
policies that only require application changes on the server side. This
allows RSVP to be completely transparent to the client.

Proxy ARP Routing for Virtual IP Interfaces:
In support of fault tolerance and high availability, the iSeries
allows you to define a Virtual IP address on the same network as defined
on other physical interfaces. In this configuration, the iSeries
responds to ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) requests for virtual
interfaces, eliminating the need to define static routes or run a dynamic
routing protocol such as RIP (Routing Information Protocol).

Remote Access Enhancements

Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet (PPPoE)

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is becoming a very popular technology for
providing broadband Internet access. Unlike other comparable broadband
technologies, DSL uses existing copper telephone lines. With support for
PPPoE in V5R2, the iSeries can exploit DSL for Internet access.

Dialup networking is a low-cost WAN solution used by many iSeries
customers. Unfortunately, managing modems for incoming and outgoing
calls can be frustrating. To reduce this burden and allow for fewer
modems, dialup line resources can be shared for outgoing and incoming
calls.

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP):
The iSeries support for the IPP is enhanced to comply with the V1.1
specification, and includes a new IPP print driver as an alternative
method of sending iSeries print output to network-attached printers for
those that support this protocol.

Directory Services:
Directory Services are enhanced to better protect the security and
integrity of data stored in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) server. This is done by disabling database capabilities for
non-operating system programs attempting to access the underlying
database files. Directory Services provides a projection of user
profiles into the LDAP directory. This enhancement allows you to create,
retrieve, change, and delete OS/400 user profiles through standard LDAP
interfaces. All function is moved into the base operating system with
option 32 now removed; it is no longer required. The V5R2 LDAP server
and client APIs are current with SecureWay® Directory V3.2.2.

eLiza/System Management/Client Enhancements

iSeries Navigator:
Enhancements include:

New work management functions such as:

System status

Seeing threads for a job and taking actions on threads

More job lists for jobs using IFS objects

Tape devices

Disk pools

TCP/IP connection jobs

Lock holders for objects, members, and rows

Locked object lists include:

Lock space objects

System objects

More

View the last SQL statement that ran

Improvement to viewing job logs (sort, print, and find)

Output queue support to see output queues, their contents, and take
actions on output queues.

Fix support for group fixes. The compare and update fixes wizard is more
robust with:

Improved supersede recognition

Continue when fixes are not available

Perform an update without doing a compare

Stand-alone tape device and tape library support includes actions to vary
on/off devices and format, duplicate, display, and print tapes and
cartridges; see the cartridges and tape resources in a tape library; and
also insert and eject cartridges.

Disk management support to see parity sets and take actions on the parity
sets such as start or stop parity, resynchronize parity, and change
parity optimization. And, additional disk pool (ASPs  auxiliary
storage pools) support to create independent disk pools and disk pool
groups that support libraries and databases.

Integrated File System support for active reference counts and libraries
in independent disk pools.

Network support for IP Version 6 (IPv6); new wizards to create IPv6
and IPv4 configuration, interfaces, and routes; new communication lines
folder; and the ability for you to create user-defined servers that will
appear in the server jobs list and the job monitor's server list; more
QoS support such as inbound connection rate control; and more packet
rules and VPN support.

Windows® Administration support to run a Windows command on your
Integrated IBM xSeries, support to install the latest version and service
pack, and to create a new open source disk file system for guest
operating system logical partitions such as Linux.

Other new items such as verifying the central system connection, more
streamlined menus, rudimentary system time synchronization, auto-refresh
support on all folders, and more.

Self-Managing Database Enhancements:
DB2 UDB for iSeries inherently provides many self-managing concepts.
Automatic spreading of data and load balancing, self-configuring (no
special installation or setup required) databases, system managed access
paths and system managed journaling, and an integrated query (SQL)
optimizer are all current aspects of self-managing capabilities of DB2
UDB for iSeries.

With V5R2, additional capabilities allow for automatic database
statistics collection (without requiring logical files). These
statistics, collected in the background automatically, are then used by
they query optimizer component of DB2 UDB for iSeries for building the
most efficient plan to respond to application requests for data.

A new Index Advisor is added to iSeries Navigator's Visual Explain
function that provides key advice related to improving performance using
information gathered during application execution.

The Database Navigator function of iSeries Navigator is enhanced to
display more complex data models and inclusion of triggers.

EZ-Setup uses the interview responses to develop a custom path through
initial planning and configuration to meet those needs.

iSeries Operations Console usability improvements to make it easier to
bring up your iSeries for the first time with more detailed and easier to
understand help, additional graphics, and panels.

New EZ-Setup wizards provide electronic system registration and download
of the current recommended service PTFs over the high-speed secure
connection.

EZ-Setup supports the LAN connection for operations console.

Information delivery is enhanced to:

Provide new content and to improve search within the Information Center,
including a search capability on the CD-ROM version of the Information
Center.

Allow users to update the contents of an Information Center installed on
their iSeries server or local PC with documentation downloads from the
Internet.

Performance Tools

The Performance Explorer (PEX) is a key system tool for analyzing
application performance and identifying performance bottlenecks. In
V5R2, additional functions are instrumented with user-defined events
including key server jobs used by e-business applications. This improves
the ability to optimize and tune the server jobs and the applications
that use them. Improvements to the ENDPEX command significantly decrease
the amount of time it takes to end a PEX collection. Other improvements
decrease the overhead of PEX and enable it to run longer and to make it
easier to find performance bottlenecks in the software being analyzed.

The Performance Tools for iSeries product improvements enable summary
reports and graphs to be created and viewed using iSeries Navigator. The
same graphical interface can now be used to collect performance data,
monitor performance metrics, and produce performance summary reports and
graphs.

Performance instrumentation of system functions is improved. This
instrumentation is needed to supply a wide variety of performance tools
with information to help customers solve their performance problems,
predict when they will need system upgrades, and monitor the current
performance of their systems. Also, enhancements to Performance
Collection Services make it easier for applications to plug-in programs
that enable application performance statistics to be collected and stored
in the system performance database.

Collection of performance information on a continual basis, and with much
clearer and efficient reduction and analysis is now allowed. This means
it will be easier and faster to identify which function in the system is
contributing to a performance bottleneck so that appropriate steps can be
taken more expediently to fix the problem. This function is the first
step in a multistage plan to better instrument and enable the system for
continual measurement and analysis.

LDAP-based directories provide integration for e-business. We are
expanding exploitation of LDAP beyond Apache, WebSphere Application
Server, and WebSphere Commerce to include Enterprise Identity Mapping and
other solutions.

Technical Support Advantage Enhancements for iSeries:
IBM Technical Support Advantage is IBM's comprehensive
initiative for IBM platforms, including iSeries and AS/400®, which provides
a superior portfolio of resources to help people learn about, choose,
implement, and use IBM solutions for your IT infrastructure. iSeries
provides you Extreme Support  right in the product where you need it
the most and on the Web.

Enhancements for iSeries and AS/400e include new tools and
enhancements to existing functions.

General Web Enhancements

Help for finding iSeries technical support information on the Web and for
using iSeries technical support Web tools is available on the Web via the
Web site assistant.

The IBM Campus on the Web provides a portal to all your IBM
education needs, including a new search for select Redbooks.

New Configuration Tool to Manage Software Keys

Installing or upgrading software is now easier, especially if you manage
several systems or it's been a while since you initially received the
software keys that allow you to upgrade. You can now view, download and
install, or print a copy of your software keys directly from the Web.
You can also easily e-mail a copy of your software keys to your IBM
representative or Business Partner. This Web solution allows you to
directly manage your software keys via the Internet for each of your
iSeries and AS/400 servers.

Software keys are required when you install a software release or
processor group upgrade. All you need is a valid iSeries Software
Subscription contract, an IBM registration user ID, and a TCP/IP
connection from your PC to your server. Managing software keys via the
Internet gives you direct 24 x 7 access to the keys, compared
to the alternative method of relying on phone calls to obtain or install
your keys.

Customer Financing

IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified
commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40
countries. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit
Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and
availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global
Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at:

Ordering Information

OS/400 V5 is IBM's strategic operating system for customers seeking
integrated business solutions.

It is a robust, scalable, and easy to use platform that supports the
largest range of applications in the industry, from the newest Java and
J2EE applications, ported UNIX® applications, Linux Windows
applications as well as the Integrated xSeries Adapter and traditional,
enterprise-class transaction processing. To provide these capabilities,
IBM has integrated many of the tools, middleware, and development
technologies that would have to be purchased separately on competitive
systems. For example, DB2 UDB for iSeries is integrated within OS/400,
providing a leading-edge, self-optimizing database for customers and
application providers of all sizes.

IBM's powered by Apache Web server is combined with iSeries renowned
security and is the base for e-business applications of all types.

iSeries Navigator, the system's intuitive GUI operations manager,
provides easy-to-use management capabilities for all of the iSeries
functions including wizards that assist configuration for everything from
TCP/IP to WebSphere to Linux.

IBM's ongoing investment in OS/400 is reflected in V5R2, where
mainframe-class technologies in the area of clustering, partitioning, and
security are combined with a wide range of performance, usability, and
application development improvements to provide a enterprise platform to
quickly and securely deploy solutions of almost any size or type.

One of OS/400's true strengths is as a workload manager, making it the
ideal server consolidation platform.

V5R2 includes capabilities for workload, data, and system-level
partitioning giving you a broad selection of deployment and management
choices for deploying new workloads on the system.

Along with iSeries features such as Capacity Upgrade on Demand and the
new WebSphere pricing terms where you pay license fees for only the
amount of processors you use, V5R2 is clearly positioned as the operating
system to power e-businesses  today and tomorrow.

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You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM
representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.

Note:
Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.

Trademarks

iSeries and xSeries are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.

The e-business logo, Distributed Relational Database Architecture,
AS/400e, and Redbooks are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

DB2 Universal Database DB2, WebSphere, OS/400, AIX, PowerPC, SecureWay,
DRDA, and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

UNIX is a registered trademark is a registered trademark of the Open
Company in the United States and other countries.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.